Supreme Court Urges Government to Frame Clear AI Ethics Guidelines

The Supreme Court has pushed the government and relevant authorities to develop clear ethical guidelines for artificial intelligence, stating that such matters fall outside the judiciary's domain.

A bench hearing the matter noted that AI regulation is a highly technical issue that requires policy-level intervention. "We are not the experts. It is a highly technical issue and it is in policy domain," the court observed, indicating its preference for legislative and executive action over judicial pronouncements.

The court's intervention underscores the growing need for a structured regulatory approach to AI governance in India as the technology becomes increasingly prevalent across sectors.